Māia Health Foundation’s Feast Raises Over $145,000

On Saturday 11 August, health services
in Canterbury took a notable leap forward when over 260
generous Cantabrians attended the Māia Health Foundation
Feast at Christchurch Art Gallery.Over $145,000.00
was raised throughout the night during the live
auction, pledge and golden ticket raffle. Proceeds from
the Feast will help fund a future-proofed rooftop helipad
and clinical support unit at Christchurch Hospital.

“Thank you to everyone who joined us at Māia’s
Feast,” said Michael Flatman, Māia Health Foundation
Chief Executive. “Tonight’s support really matters and
reflects how much our community want to be a part of
building a world class health system. We’re now $1.58
million closer to getting our loved ones emergency hospital
care immediately on touchdown.”

In 2016, Māia Health
Foundation committed to raising $2 million to obtain the
enhancements to this much needed asset for Canterbury. After
the Feast, the amount Māia still needs to reach their $2
million target is approximately $416,000.00.

LIVE
AUCTION$100,000 was raised from the incredibly
popular Live Auction alone. The 15 items up for grabs
included tickets to see the Black Caps play Australia in the
Boxing Day test match at the MCG, a luxury weekend at breath
taking coastal retreat Annandale, and a spectacular
sculpture by world-renowned Cantabrian artist, Neil Dawson.
Plus, a surprise auction item saw proud Cantabrians scramble
for one of 23 signed 2018 Crusaders jerseys.

BIC
RUNGA AND THE CHRISTCHURCH SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRAGuests were treated to a stunning
private concert by Māia ambassador and NZ Hall of Fame
singer-songwriter Bic Runga and Christchurch’s very own
Symphony Orchestra.Local food legends White Tie Catering
served up a grand culinary experience while MC and Māia
ambassador Jason Gunn kept the guests in stitches through
the evening.Clare Steel of event organiser Brown Bread
said, “We’re floored by the generosity that’s been
shown to us at the Feast. Māia’s donors, sponsors and
ambassadors’ commitment to improving Canterbury’s health
services was on full display tonight.” A BOLD
MISSIONChristchurch Hospital contains New
Zealand’s busiest trauma centre and the only major
hospital without a helipad on site. Currently it takes 13
minutes, on average, to transfer patients by ambulance to
Christchurch Hospital after landing in Hagley Park. A larger
helipad and purpose-built rooftop clinical support unit will
mean critically unwell patients receive emergency hospital
care immediately on touchdown, and a quicker transition to
full care for routine transfers. For the neonatal unit, it
will quicken the pickup and unloading of a neonatal
incubator by up to an hour on a round trip.

Initial plans
for the Acute Services Building included a rooftop helipad,
however funding was allocated at a point when a smaller
rooftop helipad was deemed sufficient. With the increased
use of the air retrieval services by approximately 40% over
the last three years, it became apparent that the region
needed a larger helipad to cope with future demands. As
funding was not available, Māia Health Foundation committed
to raise $2 million by December 2018 to obtain these
enhancements.www.maiahealth.org.nz __
Please click here for images of the
night.About Māia Health
FoundationMāia Health Foundation is a
charitable trust, launched in May 2016 to enhance health
services, reaching both into the CDHB and out into the
community. Māia’s fundraising targets are bold and
ambitious – taking Canterbury’s health service on its
transition from good to great with two initial projects for
Christchurch Hospital’s new Acute Services Building; a
future-proofed rooftop helipad, including the creation of a
purpose-built clinical support unit so trauma patients can
receive life-saving treatment upon touchdown; and major
enhancements to the children’s health facilities, such as
creating shared family spaces and installing 60 parent beds
in the children’s facilities. About Brown BreadFounded
in 2012, Brown Bread is a Christchurch-based company focused
on connecting people, businesses and organisations with
cultural, social and people-based causes. The company
operate within the sectors of philanthropy, communications &
engagement, and events. Brown Bread are known for their work
with the Māia Health Foundation, Christchurch Art
Gallery’s Foundation, The Cancer Society Ball, North
Canterbury Wine & Food Festival and other projects that seek
to make a positive difference to our
communities.

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